Silk, Mohair, Cashmere and Other Luxury Fibres
Price: $239.95
Category: Books: Fiber/Spinning
Although none of the luxury fibers, including silk, is produced in large quantities, their
particular and unique qualities of fineness, softness, and warmth give them a important place in
the luxury apparel and fine furnishing trades. This book covers all aspects of the growth, physical
characteristics, production, marketing and consumption of silk, mohair, cashmere, camelhair,
Alpaca, Llama, Vicuna, Guanaco, Yak, and Musk Ox fibers.
The image of these fabrics is of course all important and the book describes in detail those
rare occasions when a lower priced and lower quality version of a luxury fiber has damaged its
overall reputation. In addition, the book explores the increase in applications within the
technical textiles sector where their high performance thermal properties and bio-mimetic qualities
in particular, are very useful.